Desktop Browsers
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Google Chrome
Browser compatibility
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Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
Design and ease of use
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Chrome has a lean address bar configuration, stripping
everything down into a simple tab layout and address bar
configuration that also doubles as a search bar Google calls
the “Omnibox.”
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Adjacent
to
the
omnibox is
Chrome’s
simple
standard
navigational features (i.e. back, forward, refresh, home) by
default, but you can easily slim down the window by
customizing the toolbar and deleting any buttons you deem
pointless.
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Chrome’s single-click bookmarking method, done by simply
clicking the star located on the right side of the address bar,
also makes bookmarking your favorite webpages a breeze
and hassle-free experience.
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Extras
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Chrome differentiates itself through its constant updates, but
also through its extensive Web Apps Store, which offers apps
that blur the line between Web and local apps in some unique
ways.
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Chrome remains the most integrated software for accessing
anything Google related (i.e. Gmail, Google Drive).
Privacy and Security
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Chrome’s reputation for protecting users’ security and privacy
credentials is spotty at best.
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Chrome takes security a bit further by also scanning for
potentially harmful downloads.
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Mozilla Firefox
Design and ease of use
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This browser features a similar, yet more useful layout when
compared to its competitors, placing the tab bar above the
address bar.
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Despite reaching version 40 of the software, it still feels like
the bulky predecessors of the software, refusing to unite the
address and search bars in a single unified field like all of its
peers.
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However, this is more of an aesthetic issue than a functional
one — you can search within the address bar or the
accompanying search bar to its right.
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The browser offers the same kind of single-click bookmarking
that Chrome does — all you have to do is click the star
located to the right of the search bar — but there isn’t much
else that separates it from the rest of the pack.
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The settings menu is accessible in a similar fashion to that
of Google Chrome, allowing you to access various options by
clicking a simple button depicting three horizontal bars
located
in
the
upper-right corner
of
the
window.
